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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Harriett A. Whiting, AACS Gold Lifetime Member "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."

Eric and Anna are natives of Brooklyn, NY, who relocated from Maryland to Palm Coast in 2015. They first met when Anna

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to their lives today. Eric moved at age 13 from Brooklyn to Staten Island to live with an uncle and aunt following a series of family tragedies. Despite the challenges, he enrolled in a new school knowing no one and excelled in all areas. When he graduated high school, he received scholarship offers from several prestigious universities.

Eric was selected to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy where he received a BS degree in finance with a minor in engineering. Shortly after graduation, Eric and Anna were married. She has supported him in all

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possible with the continued hard work of our committees, and with members continuing to spread word about us to their relatives, friends and acquaintances. Also, substantial growth in the number of members is heavily dependent on the word of mouth of those who have attended Cultural Center events.

Membership Support Moving AACS forward is our hardworking and

dedicated Nomination and Elections Committee. Proposed Bylaw amendments are being voted on now and I hope you have responded quickly and returned your ballot. I feel that adoption of the proposed amendments will move the Executive Board of Officers forward by increasing continuity and allowing fuller application of skills and knowledge.

Center Administration Shortly we will be closing out the 2018-2019 fiscal

year with a lot accomplished: the cultural events, the awarding of scholarships, the fundraisers, and the Center rentals. We are looking ahead to new fiscal year 2019-2020 with great excitement on the possibility of even greater success in accomplishing AACS' mission.

Let me to close by saying, as always, "It takes a Village". Thanks for all the support you give me and our Cultural Center Administrator. I am proud to represent you as your President.

The Scribe

The Scribe newsletter is published bi-monthly by the African American Cultural Society, Inc., P. O. Box 350607, Palm Coast, FL 32135-0607, and telephone 386-447-7030. The African American Cultural Society (AACS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization founded in 1991.

Advertising appearing in this publication does not constitute endorsement of its content by AACS. Income

from donors helps to offset a portion of the expense involved in the production of this publication.

December/January 2019 Edition Errata

Theodora Smith's birthday is January 17.

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The school provides underprivileged young people with tutoring and other activities. Eric has continued working with the Fishing School. In 2009, he led a successful effort enabling the school to move from a renovated crack house to a building which could serve 400 students versus 150.

Following his military retirement, Eric worked with Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems as its DC representative for a surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. He is currently Principal Business Development Manager of Electronics Systems with Harris Corporations. Given his childhood challenges, Eric and Anna believe in giving back. Serving others is a top priority.

Eric now serves as Board Chair/President for Cross World Africa (CWA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping impoverished rural communities in Kenya's Rift Valley and urban communities in Nairobi and Tanzania. CWA focuses on entrepreneurship, education and health projects. For example, livestock is given to needy Kenyan widows, providing economic self sufficiency, family nourishment, and income to pay for school fees. CWA's Ruby in the Rift Menstrual Project is transforming the lives of young Kenyan girls.

Eric also serves on the board of the Phillips Charitable Organization which provides emergency grants for struggling single families, veterans, and students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) professions. Within a 14-month period, $200,000 in grants were distributed in more than 20 states.

In 2011, Eric was named Black Engineer of the Year for Community Service; he was inducted into the Black Engineer's Hall of Fame in 2013. His commitment and community contributions have been recognized by many other organizations. Eric is often referred to as the Community Ambassador and a Hope Dealer.

When asked how he was able to transition over and through so many hurdles placed front and center during his young life, he responded, "God dispatched his angels to watch over me and I could not let them down. So many people have given so much to me, my aunt and uncle taking me in, teachers... so many, I owe such a debt of gratitude to those folks. If you want to understand why I give, it's because people have poured into me. And now I just want to give back. I had people telling me that I could be somebody. I was foolish enough to believe them."

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Happy Birthday!

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June: Patricia A. Bottoms (29), Darryl Boyer (7),

Ann L. Clark (5), Ray Henderson (14), Hugo A. Hendricks (26), Imani Kinshasa (18), Elaine S. Koonce (19), Jean Lanier (21), Hermione G. McLemore (28), Howard A. Myrick Ph.D. (22), Sheila O'Connon (19), Wanda J. Phillips (27), William L. Seeney (19), James M. Sharpe Jr. (22), Johnie Spann (4) and Emma D. Wilson (3).

July: June N. Bethel (27), Clarence W. Brodnax (24),

Dominick E. Cunningham, Geraldine Roberts Dillon (24), Geraldine A. Finley (19), Mamie R. Godfrey, Dr. Marion H. Harris (27), Sarah J. Herrera (10), Angela Johnson (28), Ethel Jones (27), James T. Lee (21), Leslie Lee (17), John Lucas (29), Patricia L. McLaurin (20), Miles Krause McLean (9), Naomi Meacham (10), Melinda J. Morais (10), Dorothy J. Nixon (25), Joyce Roach (4), Damali Walker (6), Marilyn S. Wilson (30) and Meshella E. Woods (21).

Did we miss your birthday? Call The Cultural Center, 386-447-7030 to ensure we have it!

In Memoriam

M~~e~m~b~er~s~h~ip~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many thanks to the following members for recently joining the African American Cultural Society and helping to accomplish its mission: Anas Benjelloun, Olivia Bereal, Gail Berry, George Berry, Diane Cocchiola, Michael Cocchiola, and Geraldine Wright.

In this fiscal year, AACS' membership has reached a level of 363 persons as of April 30. Expectations are that AACS will continue to grow by attracting and retaining members of the community who deeply appreciate the following reasons to join:

AACS educates and interprets our rich African American culture. AACS owns the beautiful Cultural Center property for the community to hold meetings and events. AACS evidences our concern for our youth by offering training, programs and relevant activities.

AACS perpetuates our culture through the presentation of visual and performing arts.

AACS provides exciting experiences with study groups, lectures, trips and social events.

AACS is an extended family to explore new ventures and develop hidden talents.

AACS promotes pride and demonstrates our relevance in the community.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ensuring Your Legacy To leave a gift to AACS in your will or trust, please use the following language:

I hereby devise and bequeath (specific sum or property) to African American Cultural Society, Inc., federal tax ID# 59-3104305, a non-profit corporation of the State of Florida, for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose.

Thank you in advance for ensuring that AACS is part of your legacy!

James W. Allen Gold Lifetime Member

Palm Coast, Fla.

Donate to AACS via AmazonSmile Use smile. when making purchases at Amazon. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, select African American Cultural Society Inc., Palm Coast. Your selection will be remembered, and then every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation to AACS. Thanks in advance for your support and generosity!

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family, or friends, please contact Alfreda Brown at

(386) 437-8175. Then pay $104.00 for each number you

select with a check made payable to AACS and send it

to AACS-200 Club, P.O. Box 350607, Palm Coast, FL

32135-0607.

Upcoming AACS Events

Cultural Film Presentations Thursday, June 6 @ 2 p.m. Thursday, June 13 @ 2 p.m.

General Membership Meetings Saturday, June 22 @ 11 a.m.

Saturday, September 28 @ 11 a.m.

Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 15 @ 4:00 p.m.

Alabama Cultural Tour Monday, June 17 @ 7:30 a.m.

Annual Member Cookout Saturday, September 7 @ Noon

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Renew Your

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Membership Today... Please avoid our phone calls and mailings!

Renew your AACS membership today for the new

fiscal year, July 2019 through June 2020. No dues are

required from Youth Members, Emeritus Members,

and fully paid Lifetime Members. Dues payments with

credit or debit card will be accepted in The Cultural

Center Office. Please make online payments at

aacspc..

Send your dues payment check to AACS,

P.O. Box 350607, Palm Coast, FL 32135-0607 for the

following categories:

$50 if you are a Young Adult Member

$100 if you are an Adult Member

$150 if you are a Family Household Member

Gold Lifetime dues are $5,000 one-time or

$500 per year for 10 years.

Silver Lifetime dues are $2,500 one-time or

$250 per year for 10 years.

You will receive your AACS membership card

and handbook for the new year after you have paid

your annual dues. Your active participation is needed

to continue important cultural work in the new fiscal

year. Questions? Please call (386) 445-8403. Your

membership is deeply appreciated and a key part of

AACS' future!

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Amcte(mCoErTiaAli)zoedf 1in97n3a.rratives, tellingly superb stories of FlAofrriidcaan's AmSlearviecanPsainstFloMriudcahandofthethceultumraolsaasicpecwtsas moefmpolarcieaslizinedthiensntaatrer,aptoivretsr,ayteeldlinbyglyyosuunpgeprbeosptloer.ies of African AFmlagelreicraPnaslmin FClooarsitdaHiagnhdStchheocoul l(tuFrPaClHaSs)peTcVts ofcprelawcerseicnogtnhiezestdatteh,epoFrotrrtayMeodsebyslyaovuensgapncetoupalrey. in a cvrivcvdeaiewedpsoest,iorevetl,FhectsshleohIategfiHgopnHlwrweeiezrnsarnearsePdrilceeaikeatltaetmtnhatsdyaeMtsoCMhlFfaoiafoanvratrrgehisitesetebMsiHsFnlulalaoiottvgvshreheeioedsrsSWashdhlciaciiphenpovsoaeactcrosaaIystlrnr.arr(dnywFyiciiePhnntsCuegg, naaHAArnfySfAdrr)iniictcnTahnaneaVna caKpitnivgeslseyfo, rasaWleeasst sAlafvreicsainn cthapetWivee,stcIanrdriieeds, oanndtthhee versesseplosnhsipibwilriteiceksed oofff thheeFr lorhiduasbcaonadst,. Zephaniah's

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Black voters. And, in 2012, another senseless killing

of teen Jordan Davis by a White man, claiming to be threatened by a gun, was sentenced to life without parole.

Another time in 2012, George Zimmer man, a White man, claiming to be standing his ground, walked away free after snuffing out the life of teen Trayvon Martin. The response from the audience was: "We have a right to live."

"Young people, I want you to see a legend, and here is one," said Wheeler. Local Legend Honored The Rev. Daisy Mae Henry was bestowed a certificate for her tireless work in the Flagler County community after attending the segregated George Washington Carver High School and pushing on to again run for Bunnell city commissioner. She became the longest-running female to serve.

The Spirit of Life Church pastor works with young people and has just launched a home for senior citizens.

The legacy rose in the African American's expressive brilliance of dance, titled "Strange Fruit," choreographed by Valerie Betts, protesting lynchings in song, narrated by Erica Cousins, and internationally memorialized by singers Billie Holiday and Nina Simone.

The contributions by Chi Delta Omega's #CAPS Network refrained the insight of an African-American History course, under AACS President Stephanie Ecklin, and led in 2014 by Robert Whiting and the Education Committee ? with the Florida Department of Education offering only a half credit in both Flagler high schools ? took a giant leap to then offer a full semester credit. Other Contributors The show contained an enormous mosaic of people and places ? Congresswoman Val Demings and others ? and places like the Rosewood township, populated by predominately Blacks.

Edwina Mezo Brown noted that "in 1923 during the Rosewood Massacre that was started by a White lady's claim that a Black man had raped her, the whole, entire town was torn up..."

There were other attacks and other achievements, represented by: Stefany Ecklin, DiajeBetts, the FPCHS TV crew, Carmen Holcy, Oslyn Bryant, Joy Prime, Sofia Curtain, Mount Calvary Baptist Church youth, Guy Burkley, Aminah Taite-Headspeth, Edwina Mezo Brown, Najee Monroe, Jill Prime, Alex Harvey, Jada Simpson, Erica Cousins, Maya Felton, Nia Felton, Samira Taite-Headspeth, Shaunte' White, Bryanna Ivey, the Boys and Girls Club of Flagler & Volusia, Chi Delta Omega's #CAPS Network, and Makayla Jenkins.

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By Edward H. Brown, Jr., MPA,

AACS Family Household Member

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year of his life from 1964 to 1965. Malcolm made two extensive trips to Africa in 1964, from April to May and from July to November. He visited 30 African

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countries and met with many of the founding fathers of modern Africa including: Nkrumah in Ghana, Toure

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final year of his life from 1964 to 1965. Malcolm

Howard's Essays

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Howard A. Myrick, Ph.D., AACS Member HBCUs' Enrollments are Up ... and Growing! (Part 1)

Rejoice! ... ? Lament! ... ? Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are experiencing significant increases in applications and enrollments, causing considerable interest in associated causes and consequences.

Most recently the phenomenon received attention in a comprehensive article in the New York Times (2/24/2019) under the title "When College Is Also a Haven", by Alina Tugend, citing also a similar phenomenon at all-women's institutions. The question "why" looms large, causing even more concern because there seems to be a link to the contemporary political climate characterized by vitriolic political dissent, racism, sexism and ideological extremism ... triggering a search for safe "havens" from it all. Does this bode ill, especially, for black students and the larger black community - extending egregiously to the entire nation?

The reference here is made to the significant impact that HBCUs and their alumni have had on the advancement of civil rights for minorities and the movement of the nation toward actualizing its espoused (and still not fully attained) credos and aspirations imbedded in such wonderful documents, e.g., The Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, etc., underpinning our claim of being the "shining city on the hill" and an exemplar to all nations pursuing democracy.

Being a HBCU product (Florida A & M University), I have more than a casual awareness of the importance of HBCUs unique role performed in the educational, social and cultural wellbeing of the race and the nation. This accounts for the fact also that there is possibly a mixed interpretation which may attend this current increased enrollment phenomenon, specifically (I hasten to add) associated with the reference to the search for safe "havens". One interpretation might refer to the finding of places for "snowflaking" (a current term used to describe educational activity devoid of

concern for difficult and/or controversial subjects and serious discourse). Another interpretation might refer to the search for places for rekindling of commitment for civic engagement and preparation for aggressive activism in pursuit of readiness to deal with the toxic "isms" and regressive attitudes and actions pervading contemporary society - at home and abroad.

Much has been written about the impact of the contemporary political environment on causing people to avoid civic engagement. Much less has been written about the impact on a very important segment of the American public - which is young, college-age citizens - especially those whose presence and participation are so much needed in the quest for change, e.g., in ameliorating the toxic environment so overwhelming for ordinary citizens and voters.

That focus on younger Americans centers on the need for informed and more intellectually astute voters, capable of navigating the pitfalls of fear mongering and toxic "isms" that have so antagonized erstwhile voters to the extent that they are becoming members of a disenchanted group, so disaffected that they have becoming members of what has been labeled the "Exhausted Majority" - voters who are done with politics. ["These Voters Are Done With Politics", by Sabrina Tavernise, NYT Nov. 18, 2018, p.2.]

Whether or not young college-age citizens will comprise an off-setting constituency to the voterdropout segment is confounded by some changes in behavior of this youth segment - changes which also appear to be a reaction to the political environment. Among these changes are two significant ones: What is being observed is a shift in college applications and enrollment patterns - a phenomenon unexpected which seems to be related to young people wanting to get away from the deluge of troubling dissent, coinciding with marked increases in applications and enrollments to Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) and All-Women's Colleges, driven by a heightened desire to be in a "safe environment" away from the fear that is permeating daily life in American society. This essay will be continued in the next edition.

The author is Professor Emeritus, School of Media and Communication, Temple University.

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